Chinese compass effect with the words "up" and "down", square plaque, several moves, see also p. 51 for additional ideas and remarks by Martin Gardner, Dan Garrett and Sid Lorraine, more ideas on p. 990 by Lee Fred

Related to

based on Bev Bergeron's handling of Milbourne Christopher's "Traffic Sign"

name-calling\ntoy license plates, performer tries to divine spectator's name, holds up wrong plate and puts it in an envelope, name on plate transforms into name of spectator, comedy routine\nsteve beam
1983
Steve Beam

Name-Calling

toy license plates, performer tries to divine spectator's name, holds up wrong plate and puts it in an envelope, name on plate transforms into name of spectator, comedy routine

leftovers\ntwo jokes by michael beam, one with a tooth and one with baseball mitts, on r.c. buff, henry pettit, harold taylor, not using the restroom before the show, jim culver\nsteve beam
1984
Steve Beam

Leftovers

two jokes by Michael Beam, one with a tooth and one with baseball mitts, on R.C. Buff, Henry Pettit, Harold Taylor, not using the restroom before the show, Jim Culver

compu-card\ncomputer reveals wrong card, selection is changed to match prediction, then computer cursor is moved magically, code to program it on the computer\nsteve beam\nthe trapdoor issue #6\nsteve beam
1984
Steve Beam

Compu-Card

computer reveals wrong card, selection is changed to match prediction, then computer cursor is moved magically, code to program it on the computer

the great divide\ntwo selections, card with total of values is removed and split into selection, card with value total appears sandwiched between selections\nsteve beam\nthe trapdoor issue #7\nsteve beam
1985
Steve Beam

The Great Divide

two selections, card with total of values is removed and split into selection, card with value total appears sandwiched between selections

middle-guage spread\ncard spread on the table two cards turned over and value is used to count in the spread, both end on same card which turns out to be selection\nsteve beam\ndivining deck\n unknown\nmiddle gauge spread\nsteve beam\nthe trapdoor issue #8\nsteve beam
1985
Steve Beam

Middle-Guage Spread

card spread on the table two cards turned over and value is used to count in the spread, both end on same card which turns out to be selection

sandwich spread\njokers placed on spread, spread is flipped over and jokers caught with right hand, selection is found sandwiched in between\njohn riggs\njean-pierre vallarino's "jumping sandwich" in "genii", november 1993, p. 44\nsurfer sandwich\njon racherbaumer
1985
John Riggs

Sandwich Spread

jokers placed on spread, spread is flipped over and jokers caught with right hand, selection is found sandwiched in between

charged cards\nseveral phases, apparently cards are charged with electric energy
1. single card rises from deck
2. half of a card stands on table on the long end
3. half of a card stands on table on the short end
4. four quarters of a card cling to the fingers
5. card spread is picked up (jerry andrus)
see also p. 243 for additional idea by jim surprise\nsteve beam\ncharged cards\nsteve beam\nthe trapdoor issue #10\nsteve beam
1985
Steve Beam

Charged Cards

several phases, apparently cards are charged with electric energy
1. single card rises from deck
2. half of a card stands on table on the long end
3. half of a card stands on table on the short end
4. four quarters of a card cling to the fingers
5. card spread is picked up (Jerry Andrus)
see also p. 243 for additional idea by Jim Surprise

expanded autograph hound\nblack card with full of signatures, a magician is named and all autographs are erased except the one from the named magician\nsteve beam\nthe trapdoor issue #11\nsteve beam
1985
Steve Beam

Expanded Autograph Hound

black card with full of signatures, a magician is named and all autographs are erased except the one from the named magician

rollover revisited\ncards shuffled face up / face down, four of a kind is produced and cards all turn into same direction again\njohn riggs\nrollover kings\nsteve beam\nrollover kings\njohn riggs
1985
John Riggs

Rollover Revisited

cards shuffled face up / face down, four of a kind is produced and cards all turn into same direction again

well shaken\ndeck removed from the deck is in order, then shaken and cards are mixed, see also p. 294 for additional ideas\nsteve beam\nwell shaken\nsteve beam\nthe trapdoor issue #14\nsteve beam
1986
Steve Beam

Well Shaken

deck removed from the deck is in order, then shaken and cards are mixed, see also p. 294 for additional ideas

the king thing\nmates of selection are produced, while performer cuts deck to the table spectator says stop and finds one card the others are on top and on bottom of deck fourth card is produced in sandwich\nsteve beam
1987
Steve Beam

The King Thing

mates of selection are produced, while performer cuts deck to the table spectator says stop and finds one card the others are on top and on bottom of deck fourth card is produced in sandwich

terminal tricks\ncards on screen, spectator stops at a card, that card is removed from the computer / pulled from the screen, program code\nsteve beam\nthe trapdoor issue #21\nsteve beam
1988
Steve Beam

Terminal Tricks

cards on screen, spectator stops at a card, that card is removed from the computer / pulled from the screen, program code